Comments on: My session with a tarot card reader in Atlanta http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/02/13/my-session-with-a-tarot-card-reader-in-atlanta/ Human Animals at the Crossroads of Culture, Science, Religion and Media Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:15:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: projektleiterin http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/02/13/my-session-with-a-tarot-card-reader-in-atlanta/#comment-16123 projektleiterin Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:46:10 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/02/13/my-session-with-a-tarot-card-reader-in-atlanta/#comment-16123 I know two other male lawyers, one I met online and the other is one of my closest friends. They both seem to like arguing a lot, but think that it's only me who argues so much. Compared with these two Erich seems very mild and tame. :D I know two other male lawyers, one I met online and the other is one of my closest friends. They both seem to like arguing a lot, but think that it’s only me who argues so much. Compared with these two Erich seems very mild and tame. :D

]]> By: Erich Vieth http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/02/13/my-session-with-a-tarot-card-reader-in-atlanta/#comment-16116 Erich Vieth Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:53:11 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/02/13/my-session-with-a-tarot-card-reader-in-atlanta/#comment-16116 Tim: I'm not "anti-theist." I'm not even anti-fundamentalist. I'm anti-fundamentalism and I have strong sympathy for the principles espoused by "brights." See http://www.the-brights.net/ As far as the "lawyer" tag, there's a saying that it takes one to know one . . . Tim: I’m not “anti-theist.” I’m not even anti-fundamentalist. I’m anti-fundamentalism and I have strong sympathy for the principles espoused by “brights.” See http://www.the-brights.net/

As far as the “lawyer” tag, there’s a saying that it takes one to know one . . .

]]> By: Tim Hogan http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/02/13/my-session-with-a-tarot-card-reader-in-atlanta/#comment-16115 Tim Hogan Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:43:31 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/02/13/my-session-with-a-tarot-card-reader-in-atlanta/#comment-16115 Caveat emptor! You lawyer, you! At least we didn't get another shot of anti-theist invective; Spare us, oh Lord! Caveat emptor! You lawyer, you! At least we didn’t get another shot of anti-theist invective; Spare us, oh Lord!

]]> By: Erich Vieth http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/02/13/my-session-with-a-tarot-card-reader-in-atlanta/#comment-16114 Erich Vieth Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:02:33 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/02/13/my-session-with-a-tarot-card-reader-in-atlanta/#comment-16114 I know that it's going to be hard to convince y'all that I didn look like a lawyer (neither did my co-worker) (that "co-worker" reference was for Dan). I wasn't wearing a button down shirt. No tie. I was wearing jogging shoes. She got lucky with the lawyer thing. Here's the bottom line. This tarot reader is sometimes extremely accurrate and sometimes extremely wrong. Therefore, sit down and pay your money and then either follow her advice or not. I know that it’s going to be hard to convince y’all that I didn look like a lawyer (neither did my co-worker) (that “co-worker” reference was for Dan). I wasn’t wearing a button down shirt. No tie. I was wearing jogging shoes. She got lucky with the lawyer thing.

Here’s the bottom line. This tarot reader is sometimes extremely accurrate and sometimes extremely wrong. Therefore, sit down and pay your money and then either follow her advice or not.

]]> By: Dan Klarmann http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/02/13/my-session-with-a-tarot-card-reader-in-atlanta/#comment-16113 Dan Klarmann Wed, 13 Feb 2008 18:06:34 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/02/13/my-session-with-a-tarot-card-reader-in-atlanta/#comment-16113 A psychic should also read books by <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/102-2625409-7952923?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=ekman&x=0&y=0" target="_blank" title="Amazon books by Ekman" rel="nofollow">Paul Ekman</a>, a specialist in reading subtle facial clues. He's required reading for FBI and CIA agents. A psychic should also read books by Paul Ekman, a specialist in reading subtle facial clues. He’s required reading for FBI and CIA agents.

]]> By: Mike Pulcinella http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/02/13/my-session-with-a-tarot-card-reader-in-atlanta/#comment-16112 Mike Pulcinella Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:21:01 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/02/13/my-session-with-a-tarot-card-reader-in-atlanta/#comment-16112 She knew you were a lawyer because she had just seen you lose a dollar in a vending machine and you were screaming, "The Coke machine is out of order! The candy machine is out of order! The whole row of vending machines are out of order!!!" She knew you were a lawyer because she had just seen you lose a dollar in a vending machine and you were screaming, “The Coke machine is out of order! The candy machine is out of order! The whole row of vending machines are out of order!!!”

]]> By: Ben http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/02/13/my-session-with-a-tarot-card-reader-in-atlanta/#comment-16111 Ben Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:29:41 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/02/13/my-session-with-a-tarot-card-reader-in-atlanta/#comment-16111 I also was surprised to hear that you are a lawyer... :P I also was surprised to hear that you are a lawyer… :P

]]> By: Niklaus Pfirsig http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/02/13/my-session-with-a-tarot-card-reader-in-atlanta/#comment-16109 Niklaus Pfirsig Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:14:59 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/02/13/my-session-with-a-tarot-card-reader-in-atlanta/#comment-16109 Actually, what she was doing was reading your body language. Those who are self confident and at ease around people are good at a number of professioins, with lawyer being at the top of the heap. There are maybe a half dozen desirable professions, and this initial assesment causes the "mark" to relax a bit. Then she started probing with and applying you physical responses to her answers based on certain assumptions. These assumptions are based on your apparent age and the answers to simple questions. It is a bit of applied Jungian psychology, for the masses. The more someone believes, the more likely they are to volunteer little bits of info that can be used to make them believe. The more experience the psychic has, the better thay are a fooling people. Actually, what she was doing was reading your body language. Those who are self confident and at ease around people are good at a number of professioins, with lawyer being at the top of the heap. There are maybe a half dozen desirable professions, and this initial assesment causes the “mark” to relax a bit. Then she started probing with and applying you physical responses to her answers based on certain assumptions.
These assumptions are based on your apparent age and the answers to simple questions.

It is a bit of applied Jungian psychology, for the masses. The more someone believes, the more likely they are to volunteer little bits of info that can be used to make them believe. The more experience the psychic has, the better thay are a fooling people.

]]> By: Erich Vieth http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/02/13/my-session-with-a-tarot-card-reader-in-atlanta/#comment-16106 Erich Vieth Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:19:03 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/02/13/my-session-with-a-tarot-card-reader-in-atlanta/#comment-16106 Dan: I get it. Or maybe she was a former client just giving her opinion. Maybe the tarot session hadn't yet begun. On the "coworker" link, arrghhh. Dan: I get it. Or maybe she was a former client just giving her opinion. Maybe the tarot session hadn’t yet begun.

On the “coworker” link, arrghhh.

]]> By: Dan Klarmann http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/02/13/my-session-with-a-tarot-card-reader-in-atlanta/#comment-16105 Dan Klarmann Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:34:12 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/02/13/my-session-with-a-tarot-card-reader-in-atlanta/#comment-16105 She said that you <i>would</i> be a good lawyer. Implication: You aren't. btw: Have you read my take on <a href="http://www.danklarmann.com/coworker.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">coworkers</a>? She said that you would be a good lawyer. Implication: You aren’t.

btw: Have you read my take on coworkers?

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